Obituaries
McCook and Cambridge, NE Obituaries
Dolores Elizabeth Francis
Jan 8, 2018
Dolores Elizabeth Francis of McCook passed away Monday, January 8, 2018 at Community Hospital. She was 92 years old. Dolores was born on April 1, 1925, at Bulls Gap, TN to parents, Roscoe "Ross" T. and Esther (Keever) Barnes. She graduated from Herndon High School, Herndon, KS. On April 27, 1942 Dolores was united in marriage to Verle Dale...
Kathryn 'Kay' Rowena Clesson
Jan 6, 2018
Kathryn "Kay" Rowena (Malcolm) Clesson Kathryn "Kay" Rowena (Malcolm) Clesson passed away Saturday, January 6, 2018, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 98 years old. Kay was born on March 15, 1919, to Theron W. and Virginia "Virgie" (Ethridge) Malcolm at Naponee, Nebraska. Her family moved to McCook in 1926. She graduated from McCook High School in...
Jackie R Johnson
Jan 5, 2018
Jacqueline Rae (Day) Johnson passed away January 5, 2018 at the Cambridge Memorial Hospital at the age of 85.
Jackie was born to Frank Ray and Lora (Saylor) Day in Bartley, NE on January 20, 1932. She attended school at Bartley and graduated with the Class of 1949. In 1942 Jackie accepted the Lord as her Savior...
Vernon Ward
Jan 1, 2018
Full Obit will appear as soon as family approves final copy. Graveside Service
Monday, January 8, 2018 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Palisade Cemetery Palisade, NE
Merlin Shaffer
Dec 31, 2017
Merlin Leroy Shaffer of Trenton passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, NE. He was 69 years old. Merlin was born on October 6, 1948, in Stratton to parents, LaVerne "Dick" and Hilda (Nyp) Shaffer. Merlin grew up just south on the main street of Trenton. He attended Trenton schools where he played football....
Marvin Pete Lorentz
Dec 29, 2017
Marvin Pete Lorentz age 90 of McCook, passed away on December 29, 2017 in McCook, NE. He was born in Herndon, Kansas on March 24, 1927 to Pete and Anna (Wudtke) Lorentz. Marvin was drafted in his junior year of high school (1945) to serve in the US Army. He was stationed in the Aleutian Islands preparing for the...
Debra Lynne Swanson
Dec 28, 2017
Debra Lynne Swanson, age 61, passed away at Indianola, NE on December 28, 2017. She was born in Denver, Colorado on September 16, 1956 to Virgil and Ruth (Kirch) Woodhams. Debra graduated from High School in Houston, Texas in 1974. On June 7, 1980, she was united in marriage to Douglas J. Swanson in Colorado; to this union, three...
Douglas James Swanson
Dec 28, 2017
Douglas James Swanson, age 61, passed away at Indianola, NE on December 28, 2017. He was born in Hastings, NE on May 30, 1956 to Marvin Swanson and Kay (Lantz) Perkins. Doug received his education in Hastings and graduated from Hastings High School in 1974. He then attended University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, attaining his B.S. Degree. On...

Faith C. Weskamp
Dec 25, 2017
Faith C. Weskamp, age 84, of McCook died Monday, December 25, 2017, at Community Hospital. She was born on March 4, 1933 in McCook to parents, Francis "Frank" and Frances (Kennedy) Hollars. The family will honor Faiths wishes to be cremated. There will be no local service. Herrmann Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook is entrusted with arrangements.
Robert Vise
Dec 25, 2017
Robert A. Vise, age 90, passed away at the Beaver City Manor on December 25, 2017. He was born in Wilsonville, NE on July 22, 1927 to Everett and Florence (McConnel) Vise. Robert grew up on the family farm and attended school in Wilsonville graduating from Wilsonville High School in 1941.
Robert entered the U.S. Army in...
Donna P. Miller
Dec 23, 2017
CAMBRIDGE, Neb. Donna Miller, 92, died peacefully at home on Dec. 23, 2017.
She was born March 6 1925 in Freedom, Neb., to Allen T. Johnson and Lulu V. (Pickering) Johnson. She graduated high school from the Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis, Neb., in 1942. She married Valarian D. "Curly" Miller in 1949 and lived in...
Roy Jacob Ten Bensel
Dec 22, 2017
Roy Jacob ten Bensel, 95 of Cambridge, NE went home to meet our Lord on his family farm southeast of Cambridge, NE on Friday December 22, 2017. Roy was the second oldest of ten children born on his family farm on March 28th, 1922 to Henry J. and Millie (Thompson) tenBensel. He graduated from Cambridge High School in 1941....
Cynthia 'Cindy' Ann Brunkhorst
Dec 21, 2017
Cynthia Ann (Cole) Brunkhorst of Palisade, NE passed away at the Wauneta Care and Therapy Center on Thursday, December 21, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 67 years old. Cindy was born October 7, 1950 in Great Bend, Kansas to James Union and Addie Louise (Mann) Cole. She grew up in several towns as her father...
Mary F. Vrbas
Dec 20, 2017
Mary Frances Vrbas passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Hillcrest Nursing Home, McCook, Nebraska. She was 90 years old. Mary was born on March 30, 1927 at Trenton, Nebraska to parents, Michael and Frances (Janousek) Keeney. She graduated from Trenton High School in 1945 and continued her education at Mary Mount College, Salina, KS. She taught school in...
Donald Barger
Dec 17, 2017
Donald C. Barger of rural Culbertson passed away Sunday, December 17, 2017 at McCook, Nebraska surrounded by his family. He was 93 years old. Don was born on December 8, 1924 and was raised on the family farm north of Culbertson, homesteaded in 1884, to Bruce Chester and Clara (Seybold) Barger. At age 11, he helped run the family...
Sandra June Lorimer
Dec 14, 2017
Sandra June Lorimer of McCook passed away December 14, 2017 at Kearney Regional Medical Center, Kearney, Nebraska. She was 72 years old. Sandra was born on June 18, 1945 at Fort Morgan, Colorado to parents, William Ike and Mary (Ribble) Shaver. She was united in marriage to Jack Lorimer in 1978 at Atwood, Kansas. Sandra was a busy homemaker...
Elma Edra Wilson
Dec 11, 2017
A full Obituary will appear when family has approved final obituary. Visitation
Wednesday, December 27, 2017 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel 607 Norris Avenue McCook, Nebraska 69001
Graveside Service
Wednesday, December 27, 2017 11:30 AM
Cedar Bluff Cemetery (Fairview) Cedar Bluff, KS 67749
Delores Jean Burton
Dec 7, 2017
Delores Jean Burton, age 89, passed away at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook on December 7, 2017. She was born in Minden, Nebraska on December 23, 1927 to Nathan R. and Millie (O'Field) Nelson. The family moved to Cambridge where Delores attended and graduated from Cambridge High School in 1946. Delores worked in the Red Willow County Court...
Don R. Burton
Dec 4, 2017
Don R. Burton passed away peacefully at his rural Bartley home on Monday, December 4, 2017, surrounded by his family. He was 82 years old. Don was born on February 6, 1935 at Bartley to parents Myrl and Leona (Porter) Burton. He graduated from Bartley High School with the class of 1953. On June 6, 1954 he was united...
Sharon Kay Tines
Nov 30, 2017
Sharon Kay Tines age 73 of Cambridge passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, November 30, 2017. She was born near Stockville, NE on May 12, 1944 to Marion and Fern (Halley) Brush. Sharon attended North Star country school near Stockville. She went school in Bartley and graduated from Bartley High School in 1962.
On January...
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